Raise up your mugs of mead, but keep a wary eye out for charming old conmen! After spending 15 years incarcerated in production hell, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is finally getting greenlit by Starz. The criminally masterful mind of show runner Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies, Heroes) will be teaming […]
Penny Dreadful: Glorious Horrors Recap
Synopsis: When the Poole witches crash Dorian Gray’s ball for Angelique’s societal debut, it becomes a bloody bacchanal. Rating: ★★★★☆ Victor Frankestein’s no longer a virgin. Dorian Gray shows the tender, all-accepting face of depravity to Angelique, a Victorian transgender woman. The episode commences with all the characters who got laid last […]
The Returned: Julie Recap
Synopsis of 01×03: The story of Julie’s scars is revealed. Simon and Rowan reunite, while Camille and Lena face something more menacing than sibling rivalry. Rating: ★★★☆☆ This week’s episode not only starts collecting secrets of each of the characters, both living and returned, but also puts more focus on Dr. Julie […]
The Returned: Simon Recap
Synopsis of 01×02: Camille struggles to find where she belongs in this new life she has woken up to. Rowan tries to find a measure of peace in her grief. Police investigate the mysterious and sudden murder of Lucy McCabe. Rating: ????? Six years ago, Simon was the guitarist of an indie […]
The Returned: Camille Recap
Synopsis of 01×01: The dead mysteriously return to life in the small mountain town of Caldwell, Washington. The various bereaved are forced to deal with these “miracles” in different ways. Rating: ????? A teenaged girl named Camille (India Ennenga) stares despondently out of the window of a school bus rolling up some […]
Review: House of Cards Season 3
Synopsis: As a lame-duck president, Frank Underwood is forced to face significant challenges. Rating: ★★★★☆ Season three of House of Cards opens with a presidential motorcade zooming through the sleepy town of Gaffney, South Carolina. President Underwood steps out to pay his respects to his dead father in a rare act of […]
The 24th Bond Movie is Christened…
From the 007 Pinewood Studios in London, one of the largest soundstages in Europe and famously where “budgets go to die,” Skyfall director Sam Mendez finally unveiled the title of the 24th James Bond movie: Before neophyte Bond fans and the rest of the internet goes speculating, Mendes has this […]
Constantine: The Devil’s Vinyl Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJlLf0LbzVQ] Constantine: The Devil’s Vinyl (1×03) Synopsis: Constantine and Zed team up to exorcise a demonic blues record in Chicago and to save the soul of a devoted mother and wife. Meanwhile, Constantine finds a rival in Papa Midnite, a voodoo priest determined to use the record as an insurance policy against […]
The Cinematic Universes of Christopher Nolan Pt. 1: Following (1998)
Following Release Date: 1998 Cast: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell Director: Christopher Nolan Studio: Next Wave Films, Syncopy Distributor: Zeitgeist Films (US), Momentum Pictures (UK) Genre(s): Neonoir, Psychological / Crime Thriller Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia “The following is my explanation…well, my…my account of…well, what happened.” The first spoken line of […]
Constantine: Non Est Asylum Recap
Constantine: Non Est Asylum (1×01) Synopsis: John Constantine, Exorcist, Demonologist and Master of the Dark Arts, checks out of a mental asylum and travels to Atlanta, GA to protect an old friend’s daughter from demons. Meanwhile, he is haunted by his past, hubristic failures that sent an innocent 9-year-old girl to eternal damnation. Rating: ★★★☆☆ […]
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